I. The Question a. How can we ensure quality teachers? i. Where are these teachers getting certified? -Traditional -Non-Traditional ii. How are teachers evaluated? -Value Added Methods II. What is the problem or issue? a. Weak Evaluations -Standardized Testing (VAMs) (use teacher quality .pdf) b. Licensing, Certifications are not all the same for all teachers -Traditional: Masters, Placement, Praxis -Non-Traditional: Bachelor's Degree (use) c. Quality teachers do not end up in urban/low income settings (edc2, edc3 pdf.) III. Why is this issue important? a. Does not provide equal opportunity for all students b. Student success is affected by teacher quality c. Must find better ways to evaluate teachers IV. What is the historical roots of this problem? What has been tried in the past? a. Tenure b. Traditional Certification c. Standardized Testing d. HOUSSE (pg. 50 edc3 .pdf) V. What are the current approaches? a. Collaboration -Horizontal AND Vertical b. Proper Evaluations -METs (pg. 5 teacher quality .pdf) -Teacher Advancement Program (TAP website) c. No Child Left Behind -teacher degree levels, years of experience, teacher certification, teacher academic competency and also pedagogy
c. Incentives for teachers to teach at low income schools VI. How does this problem/issue relate to RI schools? Is there evidence of a connection to the schools/districts/communities that we researched earlier? a. Central Falls Example VII. What are your views, opinions, concerns, or solutions related to the problem? a. Finish at end.
a. How can we ensure quality teachers?
i. Where are these teachers getting certified?
-Traditional
-Non-Traditional
ii. How are teachers evaluated?
-Value Added Methods
II. What is the problem or issue?
a. Weak Evaluations
-Standardized Testing (VAMs) (use teacher quality .pdf)
b. Licensing, Certifications are not all the same for all teachers
-Traditional: Masters, Placement, Praxis
-Non-Traditional: Bachelor's Degree (use)
c. Quality teachers do not end up in urban/low income settings (edc2, edc3 pdf.)
III. Why is this issue important?
a. Does not provide equal opportunity for all students
b. Student success is affected by teacher quality
c. Must find better ways to evaluate teachers
IV. What is the historical roots of this problem? What has been tried in the past?
a. Tenure
b. Traditional Certification
c. Standardized Testing
d. HOUSSE (pg. 50 edc3 .pdf)
V. What are the current approaches?
a. Collaboration
-Horizontal AND Vertical
b. Proper Evaluations
-METs (pg. 5 teacher quality .pdf)
-Teacher Advancement Program (TAP website)
c. No Child Left Behind
-teacher degree levels, years of experience, teacher certification, teacher academic competency and also pedagogy
c. Incentives for teachers to teach at low income schools
VI. How does this problem/issue relate to RI schools? Is there evidence of a connection to the schools/districts/communities that we researched earlier?
a. Central Falls Example
VII. What are your views, opinions, concerns, or solutions related to the problem?
a. Finish at end.